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agw622's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism
jainabee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Grief, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, and Pregnancy
Inspired by the real life of Zheng Yi Sao; a female pirate who commanded a fleet of over 40,000 pirates in the early 19th century.yourbookishbff's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury
therainbowshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Homophobia and Slavery
Toxic parentemily_mh's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Rep: sapphic Chinese MC, sapphic Vietnamese LI, Chinese SCs, Vietnamese SCs, Muslim (?) Nepalese SC, Thai SC, Korean SC
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Excrement, Grief, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: drowning Minor: loss of a loved one, theft, gambling, colourismtalonsontypewriters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War
booksthatburn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The worldbuilding leans into a heady mix of clothing, food, and legends of the Dragon Queen's exploits from decades ago. Once she's on the ship, Xiang works to learn as much as she can and revels in the feeling of getting stronger from daily work. There's an emphasis on found family, and in untangling the difference between where you come from and where you feel at home.
I enjoyed this both on its own and as a retelling of Treasure Island. You don't need to be familiar with the original, as this takes the bones of that other story and clads them in something wonderful and new. The ending is tense and dramatic, I like how it wraps things up.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Lesbophobia